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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country’s military launched a coup on Feb. 1, detaining civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her lieutenants?
A
Thailand
B
Taiwan
C
Singapore
D
Myanmar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: - “Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charge amid protests". BBC News. 16 February 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -Two years ago, Burma’s military regime usurped power from a democratically elected government – blatantly rejecting the will of Burma’s people, setting the country on a disastrous path that has killed and displaced thousands, reversing the hard-fought democratic progress achieved over the last decade.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first military rule began in 1958 and direct military rule started when Ne Win captured power through a coup d’état in 1962. Burma became a military dictatorship under the Burma Socialist Programme Party that lasted for 26 years, under the claim to save the country from disintegration.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 1962 Burmese coup d’état (Burmese: ) on 2 March 1962 marked the beginning of one-party rule and the political dominance of the army in Burma (now Myanmar) which spanned the course of 26 years.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Tatmadaw (Burmese: ; MLCTS: tapma. tau, IPA: [taʔmədɔ̀], lit. ‘Grand Army’) is the military of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force.

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